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<h1>Adding or changing report objects in Grid/Graphs</h1>
<p>If you create an empty Grid/Graph in the document, you need to populate 
 it with objects. These objects are the attributes, consolidations, custom 
 groups, and metrics in a dataset.</p>
<p>You can change the dataset used to populate a Grid/Graph, as described 
 in the procedure below. For more information about datasets, see 
<a href="Datasets_in_documents.htm">About 
 datasets</a>. </p>
<h2>Attribute forms</h2>
<p>You can select which attribute forms to add to the Grid/Graph. </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>If you use an attribute form that is later removed from 
 the dataset report, that attribute form is no longer displayed on the 
 Grid/Graph in the document. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>If all the attribute forms used on the Grid/Graph are 
 removed from the dataset, the Grid/Graph displays the attribute ID. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>If the attribute itself is removed from the dataset 
 report, it is also removed from the Grid/Graph. </p></li>
</ul>
<h2>Grid/Graphs and datasets</h2>
<p>You can add additional objects to a Grid that already contains objects. 
 However, a Grid/Graph can contain objects from only one dataset; you cannot 
 combine objects from different datasets in the same Grid/Graph.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: For steps to change the 
 dataset with which a Grid/Graph is associated, see 
<a HREF="Add_dataset_to_document.htm">Adding, 
 changing, or removing a dataset report</a>.</p>
<h2>To add objects to a Grid/Graph</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Open a document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design 
 </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Drag objects from the Dataset Objects panel to the Grid/Graph 
 and drop them as required.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Notes</B></span>: 
 </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
		
<li class=p><p>You cannot combine objects from different datasets 
 in the same Grid/Graph.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>If the object creates a text field on top of the 
 Grid/Graph, the object was not added to the Grid/Graph correctly. Undo 
 the addition by pressing <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>CTRL+Z </B></span><span>and 
 try again.</span></p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>You can select which attribute forms to add to the 
 Grid/Graph. If you use an attribute form that is later removed from the 
 dataset report, that attribute form is no longer displayed on the Grid/Graph 
 in the document. If all the attribute forms used on the Grid/Graph are 
 removed from the dataset, the Grid/Graph displays the attribute ID. If 
 the attribute itself is removed from the dataset report, it is also removed 
 from the Grid/Graph. &nbsp;</p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<h2>To change the dataset of a Grid/Graph</h2>
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<li class=p><p>Open a document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design</B></span> 
 or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Click the Grid/Graph you want to modify. The resizing 
 handles display around it. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Format</B></span> 
 menu, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Properties and Formatting 
 </B></span>dialog box. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens with 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General </B></span>section selected. 
 </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>To change the dataset used to populate the Grid/Graph, 
 select a different dataset from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Data 
 source</B></span> drop-down list in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid</B></span> 
 area of the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layout</B></span> section of 
 the dialog box. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p><span>Click </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK 
 </B></span><span>to apply the changes. </span></p></li>
</ol>
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